Cash issuing, indicating, and registering apparatus.



.L PLANEGKI & F. DROBNIAK. CASH ASSUING, INDGATNG, AND REGISTI-SEIN@APPARATUS. APPLIGATION IXLED APR. 5, 1910` 1,038,432. Patented sep@ 1o,A912,

3 SHEETS-'SHEET L J. 'PLANBGKML E. DRUBNXAK. CASH ISSUING, XNDIGATING,AND REGISTBRING APPARATUS. APPLICATION ILED APR. 5, 1910.

1,638,432, Patented Sept. 10, 1912.

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I Za I M wel@ PLANEGKI L F. DROBNIAK. CASH. IssmNG, INDwATNG, ANDRBGASTERING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 5, 1910. l 1,038,432. Patented Sept. O, EQAZ.

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UNITED sTATns PATENT OFFICE.

JOHANN PLANECKI, OF KRAKAU, AND FRANZ DROBNIAK, OF JAWISZOWICE,AUSTRIA-- HUNGARY.

CASH ISSUING, INDICATING, AND REGISTERNG AFLARATUS.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 10, 1912.

Application tiled April 5, 1910. Serial No. 553,627.

To aZZ whom t may concern Be it known that we, JOHANN PLANncKr and FRANZDiionNrAn, subJects of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing thefirst at Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary, the second at' JaWiszoWice,Galicia, Austria- Hungary, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cash Issuing, Indicating, and. Registering Apparatus,ot' which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to a cash issuing, indicating and registeringapparatus in Which-the coins are piled separately, ac-

,mechanism or the like common to all of them; the slides for the timebeing in operative position perform a number of to and fro movementscorresponding with the number of coins of any particular value to bepaid out and then return automatically to the inoperative position;While tl ie y are moving in the o erative position, the slides set bymeans o gearing an indicator for making visible the amounts paid out andthe type Wheels of a printing mechanism, which imprints the amounts paidout and if required any other dates or indications -upon a checkingstrip. An apparatus of this kind is described in U. S. `Patent No.l

`The purpose of the'present invention is to simplify essentially theWhole mechanism,

Iand more especially the deviceseoperating the indicating andprintingdevices and to insure correct operation thereof, so that the yamount paid out always agrees with the sum indicated and printed. Forthis purpose each of the coin receptacles has apportioned to ita'nindicating drum anda type Wheel operated by the correspondingejecting slide, so that the devices for adding the amounts of ejectedcoins of different kinds are dispensed with and all the ratchet gearscan e released by a device common to them all,

for the purpose of returning the indicating and'printing mechanism tothe zero position. The ratchet gears are also combined with lockingdevices which are moved when the slides have nearly completed theirejecting stroke, so as to lock the ratchet gears. Thus at each stroke ofthe slides the ratchet Wheels are lalways moved forward only by an equalangular distance say by one division or by one tooth so as to preventthe indicating drums and type wheels from over-running the correctposition .tor indicating and printing 'the right number whichover-running might votherwise occur in consequence olf the inertia ofthe rotating parts. There is also provided a movable stop which, beforethe key releasing arm that can rotate only in one direction has movedthrough a complete circle is automatically released and thereby broughtinto thepath of [he releasing arm and thus locks the latter in itsinitial position. The stop is perferably removed from the path of thearm by operation of the device which releases the ratchet gear'sf sothat the arm can then be turned again for another paying out operation.

A cash paying machine having the improvements according to the presentin vention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, Whereinw Figurel is a vertical icngitudinal section. Fig. 2 a plan partly in section online A-A oit vFig. i. and Fig. 3 a. section on line B-B of Fig. l, theparts behind the section being omitted. Fig. shows a part of the machinein plan, the ejecting slide being in the end position which it has aftertheJ coin has been ejected. `ifigs. and 3 show details of the machine.

The coins to be dealt with are piled separately, according to value, inreceptacles a, and are ejected therefrom by the correspomling slides Z)which are normally held in the lowermost inoperative position (Fig. l).The said slides 2') are hinged, as at 3, to a common transverse bar csliding in guides c and can be lift-ed into the operative uppermostposition by a keyboard mcclnmisi'zi T. The keys t, t2 i" are arrangedstep-Wise in concentric groups, each group corresponding with one ci thecoin recep-A tacles. Each key lever G of one and thc same group operatesthe transmitting lever j' belonging to that group and the morena istransmitted by a rod ,c to 'j e ccrrcspo ing iever 7L, which litts thecorrcspomliug In order lo inquestion is depressed.

l. number on the keys .of 'this row.

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sure the performance ot' the said operation the arrangement may be suchthat all the key levers 6 belonging to one and the saine group entendbeneath the enlarged end of the transmitting lever f belopging Lo thisgroup as sho'wn in Figs. l and 2. f

The ejecting slidesare all operated together ley means of a crank 17'through a connecting rod attached to the bar c.v This crank is drivenby gear 'wheels 18 and 19 from a vertical shaftvll carrying at.. itsupper end an arm 2e adapted toturn above the keys in one direction beingprevented .from turning in the-other direction by a pawl 23 engaging inav ratchet wheel22 on4 lthe shaft The arm -24 is, in the present case,provided with a handle', by means of which it can be turned to move thebar c to that happens to have been lifted oy depression 'of a key, toenter the coin receptacle a number of times in succession. However, itmay be preferable to move the slides and the arm 24 by a crank 25through bevel wheels 2G, 2? (lfig. l) and this crank may be driven byhand' or electrically oi. otherwlse.

rlhe depressed keys are held-inthe depressed position by hooked springlevers 30 action of a spring 80 (Fig. 5). As soon as a key t isdepressed themcorresponding hooked lever 30 engages the shoulder 6 ofthe'key lever 6, Whereby'the latter is held in itsoperated position. lnthevopera'ted position the hooked lever is pressed slightly outwardly ina radial direction by means oit the shouldered portion of. the key lever6.

[lhe arm 24 is provided with projections z' which, as the arm moves overthe keys','

turn aside the yhooked levers 30 that are engaging the depressed keysandere pressed outwardly and brought into the traveling path of thecorrespondingprojectionsiz' when the corresponding keys are depressed,so that the said keys are released and returnto normal position, thusallowing the corresponding'ejecting slides (Z2) to return to thelowermost inoperative position. The ratio between' the wheels-18 vandlllI is such that when the arm 24 arrives at a position .above orl ofthe radialfrows of keys, the slides b have performed a numberv ofreciprocating movements correspondingwith'te e arrival of the arm abovea. radial row, however, deterinines the release of all thejdepressedkeys of that rovv,'.,so that the cor; responding ejecting slides havinglejected from their respective receptacles d a number ot coinscorresponding with the number du the keys, return to the inoperativelowermost position (Fig. l) and the further movenientbt' the arm 2a (orcrank' 17) merely adapted to be turned laterally againstthe noeste-eecauses vthe slides to move idly to `and fro under the receptacles.

The apparatus according to the'present- 'the aggregate sum of the coinslpaid out, as

is the case` with the apparatus according to U. S. latentv No. 982,973.The devices are as follows: 'Each of the ejecting slides b 'carries atone side a spring pawlc which when the slide isin the raised andoperativel position is adapted to engage a' correspond- .ingratchetwheel s. 'The latter is keyed to a vertical shaft 60 to which isattached one end of a spring (il, the other end being attached to 'thestatinary plate62. Each Vshaft 60 carries a drum e on whichcare two rowsrif-numbers visible throughl windows 83, one row. to the payer and theother to the receiver, so that both may know the' number of coins of'anyone value paid out. At each ejecting movement of a slidewhen in'opera"tive position the corresponding 'ratchet (wheel s is rotated by thepawlc on the. slide through an angle corresponding, for exann. .i Eple,to'one division of the wheel and the, g rum .e is rotated sofas to bring`the next if* number into viewg'the spring 61 is Woundup as theratchetjvgheel is turned and a 'p .-detent 63 prevents thereturn of theratcl'ietl.r

wheel. r 'ftran'sr'nitted by bevel gearing 6%,toa1c'orrespondinghorizontal shaft fa, ,these shafts o being, in the present case,arranged inetwo rlhe rotation vof each shaft 60 is',

groups, those Qof each group 'beinginserted one Within' the 'other vandconnected each :with atype wheel r arranged in the lmiddle ol? the'machine. Below these' adjacent type yEvi/heels r -there'is arranged las'prlng "con-- Enrolled printing' stamp 53 adapted for verV fticallyreciprocating .movement for vthe purpose of printing the numbersnearriedby the ltype wheels on a strip ,of paperj4`9', the type` Ivwheels beinginked in any Aknown manner.

Besides the said numbers which indicate the number of coins-fof eachkindactually paid l out, the checking strip may" have thereupon anyother. indications ,or atea.l

'lhe stamp 53 may beoperated, for ex'- ample, by a cam 65 on the wheel19, which, 'afterfthe releasing arm .24 has passed over the wholekeyboard," acts on a connecting.' vlever- 53 ..\orthe like andlraisesthe stamp' 53 to-press the paper strip 49 against tho' type wheels r.After4 the .imprinting opera- (printed v 'tion the released stamp 53 islowered by its.

spring, whereupon during the last part of' the motion of the releasingarm 24 a device 0 of the usual kind for advancing the paper strip 49 isoperated by the cam 65.

The indicating and printing mechanism must be returned to'zero positionwhen each payment is completed. For this purpose there is Iprovided inthe `present case, a slide 67 having a handle 66 and connected with atransverse bar 68 carrying Wedge shapedv projections 69. Then the slide6T is moved inward each projection G9 operates on two adjacent detents63 to release them from the corresponding ratchet wheels s, Whereuponthe drums e and type wheels fr are returned to their" zero position bysprings 6l. The shafts 60' have pins 70 which strike against tixed stops7l when the drums and type Wheels have arrived at their zero positions.

In order to prevent over-running of the indicating drums and typewheels, beyond one number or type respectively, when actuated by thepaWls 7c of the raised ejecting slides Z), a check wheel 72 having teeth.which are reversed relatively to those of wheel s, is fixed to each ofthe latter. The pawls 74 of these check wheels are pivoted to the tiXedcross bar 62 and are heldnormally out of contact with wheels 72 bysprings 7 5. Each ejecting slide carries a pin 76 which when rthe slideis in the raised position, strikes the corresponding pawl 74 toward the'end of the ejecting movement and causes the pawl to engage its checkwheel 72' against the action of spring 75, so that the shaft 60 and theparts connected therewith are locked in the proper position (Fig. 4). Onthedreturn of the ejecting slide the pawl 74 again returns to theinoperative position.

ranged in one radial row so that as/the releasing arm 24 moves overthese radial rows, which are arranged at equal angular distances apart,it passes the unit keys in ascending order. The ejecting slides b musthave performedexactly one to and fro movement when the releasing arm 24has arrived at the first radial row .ofdreys (keys t .with the index 1it is therefore necessary to iX the'initial or starting point of themovement of the releasing arm 24. For this purpose there is provided ata suitable place a vertically movable stop 77 normally held by a spring7S in a raised position in which it is.

in the path of the releasing arm 24. Before the payment operation thisstop 77 is held in the depressed position against the action of spring 78 by a bent lever 7 9 engaged in a notch 77 in the stop; the releasing.arm can then pass freely over the rows of keys. Before the releasing armagain arrives at its starting point, the cam 65 strikes one arm of theangle lever 79 so that the other arm, is withdrawn from.the notch 77(Fig. 6) in the stop 77, thusreleasing thelatter and allowing it to beraised bythe spring 78 into the path of the releasing arm 24 which isthus locked in the correct starting place. The stop 77 must be removedfrom the path of the releasing arm before the next payment operation.The slide' 67 that releases the detente 63 may advantageously be employed for this purpose. It is provided with an inclined surface SOwhich, as the slide moves inward, acts on a lever S2 pivoted at 8l andlinked to the stop 77. This lever depresses the stop 77 against theaction of its spring 78 until the lever 79 again engages in the notch 77and thus locks the stop in the depressed position. A

The hereinbefore described mechanism operates in the following manner:After all the keys t corresponding with sums to be ejected have beendepressed and the corresponding ejecting slides brought into the raisedanda operative positions, the arm 24 is moved over the keys and.releases them by means of the projections z' so that each slide returnsto the inoperative position as soon as it has ejected the number ofcoins of the same kind corresponding with the number on thel key. Afterthe releasing arm 24 has passed over the whole key-board, the stamp 53of the printing mechanism, the type Wheels of which `were set by theejecting stroke of the slides, is operated and then the paper strip 49is advanced. Finally the stop 7 is released and the releasing arm 24 islocked in the starting position. At the neXt operation of the slide 67`for the purpose of re-setting the indicating and Vprinting mechanism tozero, th/e stop 77 is again re-set sothat the whole apparatus is readyfor a vfresh operation. All the keys t of the same. unit are arlClaims. 1. In a coin handling apparatus, the comcoin receptacles, and

shafts; a counter and aA ratchet mounted upon each shaft; means carriedby said ej ectors for driving said ratchets in one direction; a pair ofcentrally pivoted detents normally engaged at one end with saidratchets, for holding the sameagainst reverse movement and having theirotherfends arranged in juxtaposition; a pair ot springs connected' tosaid shafts and adapted to be tensioned during the first-mentionedrotation of said ratchets; a slide provided With a projection ends ofthedetents, for separating the same and releasing the first-named ends ofsaid detents from engagement with said ratchets, to permit reverserotation of the latter; and means for operating said slide.

2. In a coin handling apparatus, the combination, with a pair oi? coinreceptacles, and a. pair of ejectors therefor; of a pair of shafts; acounter and a. ratchet mounted adapted to extend between thesecond-named upon each shaft; means carried by said ejec# tors fordriving said ratchets in one direction; a pair of centrally pivoteddetents normallyengaged at one end With said ratchets,

i for holding the same against reverse move 2o ranged in V.the path ofmovement of said member for determining theinitial position thereof;means for normally holding-,said

stop .in/elevated position; a tilting member for depressing said stopagainst the action of said holding means; and means for op! erating saidtilting member,

i 4. 'lna coin handling apparatus, ,the 'combination, with a pluralityof coin receptacles and ejectors therefor; of a rotary memberv 3.0,Vcommon 4to the several ejectors for operating thel same; a depressiblestop arrangedin the path' of movement of said member for determining theinitial position thereof; means 'for'nogmally holding said stop in '3 5elevated position`;-a` tilting member for depressing said stopagainstthe action of said holding means; means for operating said -Vtilt-ig., member; and 'means for retaining said stop in depressedposition.. i

40 5. ln a coin-handling apparatus, the com- \lination, vWith aplurality of coin receptacles andejectors therefor;' of a rotary membercommon to the several ejectorsfor operating the same; a depressible stoparranged,

I 1in the path of movement vofsaid 'member for determining the initialposition thereof; means for normally holding said stop in elevatedposition; a tilting membervfor de-l pressing said stop againstthelaction 0f said '50 holding means; anda movable-member provided withan inclined projection adapted `to engage said tilting' member', to'operate the latter.

6. ln a coin handling apparatus, the combination, with a plurality ofcoin receptacles and ejectors therefor; vof a rotary operatingmember-common to the several ejectors; a movable stop normally arrangedin the' path of 'movement of said member for determining theinitialposition 4of said member; means for moving said stop intoinoperative position; and' a spring-controlled retaining member arrangedfor engagement with said stop when the same is in such position.

y movable stop normally arranged in the 1path vmeans for moving saidstop into inoperaacsaeaa 7. ln a coin handling-apparatus,the c0111-,-bination, with aplarality of coin receptacles "and ejeeto'rs therefor;offa rotary..- operating member common to the `several 'jectorsg amovable stop normally arranged thegpath .70 tif-movement of said ymemberforLdetermin-u ing the initial position of said` member-g1 means formoving said stop into inoperative `position; means for retalning saidstopl-in `'suc position; and means for releasing said ret ming means.'i. 1

8. ln arcoin handling apparatus, the com-l bination, with' a plurality-of coin receptacles and ejectors therefor; of'a rotary operating membercommon `to the several ejectoi:s;`a'

of movement of said member for determining the 'initial position of saidmember; means for moving said stopinto inoperative position; means forretaining-said' Stop iii -p such position; and a rotatable cam forreleasing said retaining means. e

9. ln a-eoin handling apparatus, the combination, with a plurality ofcoin 'receptacles and ejectors therefor; of a rotary operating 9'0member common to the several ejectois; a -1 movable stop' normallyarranged the path of movementiof said member for determining the'initial position of' said member;

tive position;va Vtivo-armed spring-'c'on-v trolled retaining memberhaving one 'arm' thereof arranged for engagement' with said `stop whenthe same is in inoperative p osi` tin; and means arranged' forengagement 100 with the other arm of said retaining me ber, to releasethe first-named arm. T

10. In a/ coin handling apparatus, the combination, with a plurality ofcoin receptacles, and ejectors therefor; of a rotary operating membercommon to the several ejectors; a depressible stop normally ar- J rangedin the path of movement of said member for determining the initialposit-ion Vof said member; means for'normally holdim.

ing said stop in elevated ppsition; means for depressing said stop;means for retaining said stop 'in vdepressed position;,and means forreleasing said retaining means. lL'In a coin'handling apparatus, the 115combination, with a plurality of coin re- 4ceptaclea and ejectorstherefor; of a rotary operating member common to the several ejectors; adepresslble` stop for determining 'the initial position .of said member;means 1.20

for normally holding said stop in elevated position; a lever connectedto 'said stop; means for tilting said lever, to depress said stop; atwo-armed`spring-controlled retain-` ing member having one arm thereofarranged to engage said stop when the latter vis depressed;anda'rotarymember arranged.,

to engage the other arm of said retaining member, to release therst-named arm.

12. ln a coin handling apparatus, the'1307' re-settingide'vi'ces forsaidcoiinting devices; means for normally holding said-resetting devicesinoperative; arstop fordete'rmining the initial position ofsaidbperating' mem-f yber; means 4for moving/said stop in-I ating saidstop-moving means.

13. In a coin handling apparatns-,the

,combination1 with a pliirality'of'coin'rey ceptaeles and ejectors`therefor tof a rotary operating member for the-several'electorscountingk devices Aactuated y by said ejecto'ls;

-series ofprin't'in'g Wli'eels'set according to the number ofaotiiations of 'each ejector a printing stamp-g a stop :for determiningthe` -nitial position' 'of 'said` operating member; 'means for'movin'gs'aid stop'into inoperative Y position; retainingmeans forengaging 'said' stop when the same is in such position; anda yrot'arvcam for actiiating'sai'd stamp and-Q` releasing `'said retaininginea-uspA j 14s In-fa coin. 'handling apparatus, fthev`combination,`"with va' coinj receptacle, and a reciprocating ejectorytherefongfof a countyh "ing mechanismy operated by said.'ejeeto'rdufrfying eaclr movement of the same-in one dire tion; meansvfor'lockingysaid, mechanism lduring;l eachemov'eme'nt of 'said ejector in suchdirection 'toprevent over-running of said mechanism;A said locking.means being operated by said ejectorymeans for' releasing said locking*meansiipon each return movement of said ejector; means for holdVKwitnesses.

ing said mechanism against reverse move mentl during the entireoperation of said ejector; means for 'releasing said holding means uponthe. conclusion of the operation of saidI ejector; and means forreversing the movement of said mechanism when such -release is e'ected.

`15.n a coin handling apparatus, the

combination, With'a coin receptacle, and a4 operativeA position and amember provided l with "means `for -releasing said"hbldii'igg means, andwithA additional means io'r loper-" .Ieciproeating ejector 'therefor';of a, count- -ingfinechainsin operated by "said ejector during,eachmovement .of`the same in one direction ;v aflocking memberassociated with sai-d mechanism; afmeifnber carried by l said ejector4`*for operating ,saidI locking V mefmloer immediately" aftereach/operation of .said

meclianisrrijf! and` `.before Lsaidf'ejector starts .on-@its "retiirnlmovenient, to'lpr'eventoverrunning ofrsaid mechanism v; .ineansfor anto-..1nat`icalljf-fjreleasing "said a locking member when saidejectorstartson its second-named movement; :'aholdin member associated operation ofsaid ejector; means r for releasing, saidholding meinber-upon-theconclusion of the operation of saidejector; and

set our hands in'presenceI of .tivo subscribing JOHANN PLA-Niacin'.FRANZ DROBniAK.

. 'itnessesf p .y JOSEF Riiisnsciinn, AUGUST FUGGER.

jGommissioner of Iatents,

4With-said mechanism orV preventing reverse. vmovementfof the latter`during 'the entire

